The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-07-28
FARM AND FlREsIDr
The dull hoe wastes s,rens,l

Inv o'i' noe wastes strength.
Boil cherries five m;nnt.
amount of sugar to the Quart !.
ounces. MI
Garry happiness to your hmm.
matter who or what is there.
Democrat. II
AS rule nearly all cases a !, 4
in horses are caused by misman,a
ment in feeding and Watering
Put tea and coffee away n a. u,
receptacles as soon as they are broas,'
to the house. They lose much i M
flavor by standing uncovered.
Cut jewels should never be- WIN,
after washing. Wash carefully r;sf
brush and CASTLE soapsuds. Rinse
lay, face down, deep into fine sav,lss
until dry; lockwood dust is best
Brown Bread Mush: Break :, /
pint of dry bread in small MAJ.
Mix with one-fourth cup Of butter 1.
double boiler, add sufficient Mil
cover. and cook over hot watep ,sitba,
stirring it till the bread has abso,h.
all the milk. Eat with cram 81
change.
"A lazy horse can be taught to Nh
fast by driving him alone and coat;as
ally urging him to move as desir,a
Any particular word, promptly utteraa
every time the whip is applied, MI
soon give him to understand what II
required. A systematic course 81 III
sons at short intervals must be give. n
order to succeed.
"A correspondent of the Coau.f|
Gentleman says: 81 hold that the NAL
ligent farmer, who has lived for ysr|
on his farm and knows its soil and !.
liabilities, and who has settled on pls
of farming which is successful, is NOR
likely to know what is best for him h
do than some one who has lived On ,
different soil and surrounded by differ.
ent circumstances"
Orange Water Ice: Add d tabls
spoonful of geiatine to one gill Of coli
water; let it stand twenty minutes snl
add half pint of boiling water, iii
until dissolved, and add four ounces d
powdered sugar, the strained Juice d
six oranges, and cold water enough i
make full quart in all. Stir until tn
sugar is dissolved; pour into the freez
ing can and freeEe.-Farn, Field aa
Stockmaa.
Yeast: Three large potatoes pare
and boiled; when mashed add to III
potato two tablespoonful of flour. TN
dessertspoonfuls each of salt and 81
gar, and enough scalding hot water !
make three pints of it all. When til
mixture is cool, add one-half Of . pr
viously dissolved yeast cake. Let
rise over night. In the morning 81
well and mix both flour and grshsl
bread with the rising. twill riseyeI
quickly.-Hoaxsehold.
AOf all the dairy products, butte
milk is perhaps the least appreciate
1t is more easily digested than swe
milk, as it has undergone a ferment
ton which is a partial digestion, q
enters the stomach in loose, Sal
state, easily acted upon by the gastr
juices. In some respects it resembl
koumiss, the most digestible Of mi
products. 1t is decided laxative; cou
teracts constipation.-St. Louis Rsps
lican.
An old bee-keeper says that inl
calities where willows and hazel do D
abound it is well to feed bees with =
meal, as it is a good substitute for pt
len, which is the main ingredient IN Y
bee bread, on which young bees arefs
Rye meal, when fed. especially in ID
springs, stimulates brood rearing, q
enables colonies to send out earn
and stronger swarms. 1t should
placed in shallow troughs or pans =
or more from the hives, where It "
soon be found by the bees and gather
eagerly by them. Troy Times.
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